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I'll join you Christine! Hair as straight as a yard of pump water! DH's cousin with delightful natural curls bends over the ironing board and runs the iron over her tumbling locks! She tells me I'm so lucky to have straight hair. Oh what! I want her hair, she's as black as a shiny raven at 57 and I'm as pale as a whitewashed step at 61! She ain't got no grey hairs and neither have I but that's not the point.................... The jealousy still goes on, lol Cherryx

Lol Christine, can we do a swop then ?? Still, it does feel smooth & soft now it's straight....ish.. lol :0) Joan

Pmsl Nick ! I had visions of you taking hours doing your hair ............. I washed it this morning & have bought some straighteners........... well I can't do the back so it doesn't look as nice as yesterday, & I don't trust OH to do it cos footie & F1 are on so I could end up bald arghhhhh !!! lol !! :0(( Joan

my daughter says ........that it is easy to straighten your own hair you should use straightening conditioner in the shower or it might damage the hair and make it dry and the hair will separate or you can use a hair protection spray thing before you use your straighteners. most products have directions anyway. Thank you Lol......that was my daughter who typed that out joan not me .....lol

Any body ever have the dreaded 80s perm? thought i looked the biz with my long scrunched hair. Found a photo of me and it looks like im being attacked by a flippin wooly bear !!! Doah ! Janinex

i use straighteners, ( not all the time ) but i would advise a good make ( ceramic preferably ) and a heat protection spray, avon do a good one that both myself and my daughter swear by ( it's not too expensive but does the trick ) good luck, it get's easier with a bit of practice.

Thanks Mags !! Sorry Pink, I can't agree, all the magazine's I've seen are all dead straight hair, & anyways I can't afford the hair extensions that big curls require, lol ! :0) Joan xx

Daughters use ceramic hair straighteners, better than my aunty, who many years ago used to get my mum to iron her hair straight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate to be the one to tell you this but BIG CURLS are in right now!! :O(

All the hair style producers do some kind of serum or other to use when straightening your hair. Just try em out and see which one suits and don't go mad on expense. I bought some GHD straighteners originally that cost near £100 and they ended up giving up on me just outside of warranty and then bought a set of Tresome straightners for £24.99 and they do the job just fine. I use brilliant brunette shine shock serum before I dry my hair and its excellent. They do it for other shades of hair too and I use Mark Hills Straightening serum after just to smooth it. All work well but seriously just have a go nothing to lose and most work reasonably well, just have to find the one that suits you!

Thanks Karen ;0) OMG Jen !!! Thanks goodness we've moved on a bit since then, lol !! :0) Joan

Always had straight hair myself but your question reminded me of a time during the sixties, when my soon to be SIL, who had curly hair, always used to get me to Iron it straight for her lol. Jen

a lot of hairdressers do it,if they sell the straightners then the'll sell the oil or i have got it from ebay before for about £8,

Thanks Karen. Where can I buy the GHD iron oil from? :0) Joan

i'm a hairdresser and i agree with Tracy.I wash ,blow dry and straighten my very curly hair every day.i use Redken shampoo and conditioner and GHD Iron Oil.if you look after your hair then it wont be a problem

Lol Teresa, yeah me too !!! I had such cute curls, yuk ! Longed for dead straight shiny hair....... Going for a little colour next so I will be sleek and shiny, lol Thanks Tracy I will definitely look out for that. :0) Joan

I use mine every day. The trick is to condition your hair well and I use GHD iron oil - about £14 a bottle but lasts me for months, and my hair is ok. Tracy x

Isn't it lovely to have the straight hair that once we could only dream about? Gawd I remember ironing mine in desperation! I hated it when old aunts would say 'Hasn't she got lovely curls' grrrrrrrrr no I didn't!!!

Hi Pippa & Teresa !! Ok will look for the ceramic ones then, perhaps with a temperature control, so it won't do too much damage? The hairdresser straightens hers, & her hair was in lovely condition! I do like it straight, I look so different, like off one of those makeover programs, lol :0) Joan

I have GHD ones cost me £80 but they are the King of straighteners. Make sure you get ceramic ones, always use some sort of product ie serum (Asda do a really good one for about £2.00) or conditioning spray. Do not use them too often. Hairdresser had a lady who used them everyday and her hair snapped off. If they are for use with dry hair make sure that your hair is completlely dry or else it will damamge your hair. Have fun with your straight locks!